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"All of the lovely comments are an exact mirror image of my thoughts about the wonderful surgeon and man who is Nick Boeree. Like many others he completely changed my life and I will never ever forget him. 5 months after a disc replacement in my back I ran the Race For Life. My worried father didn't want me to do it and would only agree once I had permission from Nick. Not only did he give permission but a huge amount of encouragement and not to mention a very generous sponsporship. RIP Nick Boeree, gone but never forgotten. My heart felt condolences to the family x"

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The married dad-of-three, who was riding his Yamaha FJR motorcycle, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Colleagues at both hospitals were today struggling to come to terms with the news and have paid tribute to the “highly respected” surgeon, who had saved and improved the lives of many.

Mark Hackett, chief executive of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHSFT), said: “I am deeply shocked and saddened at this tragic news and I speak on behalf of everyone at UHSFT
in passing my thoughts and sympathies to Nick’s family at what is a very traumatic time.”

He added that support would be available for staff who worked with Mr Boeree during this “extremely difficult” time.

As well as his work in Southampton Mr Boeree was the lead consultant at the Spine Clinic based at Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital in Chandler’s Ford, leading a
team of spinal specialists to manage and investigate a range of spinal disorders.

He trained in medicine at The Royal London Hospital and underwent his orthopaedic training at Bristol and Southampton. He also spent time training at some of the world’s leading spinal centres in
the United States.

His professional achievements include being the principal developer of an implant now widely used around the world in spinal surgery.

Outside of his work Mr Boeree, who lives in Bramshaw, was passionate about motorcycles and enjoyed astronomy.